Samsung 3nm 1st generation reaches 'stable' yield, in mass production

[Fred Chen]

Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter and FY 2022 Results

Quarterly revenue of KRW 70.46 trillion, operating profit at KRW 4.31 trillion Macroeconomic uncertainties expected to persist; anticipates demand to begin recovering in 2H

news.samsung.com

Regarding next-generation GAA processes, the 3nm first-generation process is currently being mass-produced with a stable yield and based on the first-gen mass-production experience, the development of the 3nm second-generation process is progressing rapidly.

 

[nghanayem]

Of course it is; they have "perfect yields". You can't get better than 0 defects/cm^2; hence the stability. All jokes aside I do hope we get a nice information dump on at least 3GAE (and hopefully 3GAP) some time soon. I'd love to look at the choices they made and what sort of decisions they made to address the fundamental issues that HNSs need solved.

Here's hoping that 3GAP family is a good entry point for Samsung and that they can make up lost ground.

 

[Mooredaddy]

I haven’t heard of anyone of note using Samsung 3nm. Anyone heard anything else?

 

[Fred Chen]

I haven’t heard of anyone of note using Samsung 3nm. Anyone heard anything else?

Allegedly some Chinese bitcoin ASIC firm PanSemi tried it out first. https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-3nm-trial-production-run-this-week-make-bitcoin-miner-chips/

 

[Maximus]

I haven’t heard of anyone of note using Samsung 3nm. Anyone heard anything else?

Even the Samsung's cell phone section do not put Exynos soc orders on their own 3nm.

 

[Fred Chen]

Even the Samsung's cell phone section do not put Exynos soc orders on their own 3nm.

That's a sign.